Mexico vs United States: Urban population, per capita
Mexico
0.8004 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.8019 units per person
in 2025
Mexico rank
58th
United States rank
57th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.8019 units per person against 0.8004 units per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0015 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 58th and United States ranks 57th of 218 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5452 units per person | 0.7192 units per person | 0.174 units per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.6245 units per person | 0.7361 units per person | 0.1115 units per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.6879 units per person | 0.743 units per person | 0.0551 units per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.7309 units per person | 0.77 units per person | 0.0391 units per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.7608 units per person | 0.8001 units per person | 0.0393 units per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7723 units per person | 0.8052 units per person | 0.033 units per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7935 units per person | 0.8007 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Mexico or United States?
- United States, at 0.8019 units per person against 0.8004 units per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Mexico and United States?
- 0.0015 units per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 58th and United States ranks 57th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.